Snowplow



Maren 1, 1927e 1,619,314

1. RECKARD SNowPLOW led sept. 14, 1925 CTI.

Patente-d Mar. l, 1927.

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Application led September 14, 19.25. Serial No. 56,7136.

i more fully setforth, pointed out in my claim,

and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, `in which: 1

Figure 1 1s a plow embodying my invention, parts beingv broken away.

Figure 2 is a parts being broken away and parts being 4shown in section; and

FigureB is a detail` sectional view taken on the line 3-V-3 of Figure 2. d y

. My `impro-ved snow plow is provided ywith a V-shapedV frame having the arms indicated in the accompanying drawings by the reference numeral 10 eonnectedat their rear ends and diverging toward, the front end of the device. Y.

The arms 10 are provided toward their front ends with down-stepping portions 10a as shown in Figure 2.

At. the rear part of the machine, a cross axle 11 is pivotallymountcd as bythe upright shaft 12 journale'd in a block 13 supportedy by t-he frame members 10.

Near their front ends, the frame members 10 are connected by a cross frame member 15, whichv is bent and extended forwardly at its ends as at 16, thence upwardly as at 17 The upper ends of the portions 17 are connected by a. cross member 18.

The portions 17 are connected by braces 19 with the platform 20, resting von the rear portions of the frame members 10. .Y For swinging the axle v11 for steering the device, 1 have mounted in the platform 20 an uprightshaft 20a inj'the upper end of which is a hand wheeli21 and on the lower en'd of which is a pinion 22 meshing with a y gear 23 on the shaft 1,2.V

Supported on the frame members lfjust v.Spaced ects 1n view, my

are attained, as hereinafterV top or plan view of a. snowU`-` n is mounted a second bottom 29, having at one Y Y y vside ofthe machine a portion 30.extending side elevation ofthe same,

"forwardly of the portions 10a thereof is a trough 24.

l d above the trough, I provide an endless conveyor, which will now be described.

At one sidefof the machine is mounted a longitudinally .arranged shaft 25, as shown in Figure 3 which is suitably mounted on bracketsA or ythe like y2.6 on one of the frame ymembers 10.v Y f The'rear wall of the trough V24 extends upwardly asubstantial distance as at 27 and at one end has a portion 28 extending upwardly and laterally and forming the side of the discharge portion of the conveyor. y

Spaced above the bottom ofthe trough 24 The discharge portion ofy the trough has a sidewall 37 connected by aL brace 38- (Figure 2)-with one ofthe upright portions 17 Y as shown in Figure 2.Vv

Mounted-at the upper end of the discharge portion of the conveyor is a shaft 39. On the shaft 25 are sprockets 40 and on the shaft 39 are sprockets 41. Chains 42 travel on the sprockets 40 and 41 Aand are connected by cross bars 43, which serve as conveyor bars or Scrapers and thusY form a substantial part of the conveyor.

The upper stretches of the chain 42 travel above a bottom member 29, which stands above the bottom 24 and has at one end an upwardly andlaterally nclinedportion 30 forming the bottom of the conveyor having portion. Y Y

Side wings'46 extend laterally and thence forwardly from the upright portions 17;

Mounted on the'upright portions 17 is a transverse shafti47 on which is mounted a beater having the `Wings48. v d

k0n the platform 20 is a motor 49. A shaft f the side walls .28 and 37 vfor its rdischarge die 50 is mounted in line with the inotor shaft and is designeil to be adpistably connected therewith by iiieaiis of a Clutch structure 51 controlled by a rod `52 extending rearwardly i `by operating the handle 53 for controlling and having a handle 53 accessible from the seat 51% mounted on the rear portion of the platform 20;

(')n the shaft 5() is ay sprocket 55 aligned with a sprocket 56 on the fan or beater Shaft 4J. A chain 57 travels on the sprockets 55 and 5G. i i

On the `shaft 5() a sproeket 58 Figine 1) inline with a sprocket H) (SeeFignre on a counter shaft 60.

A chain `61 traveler on the .sprockets 58 and 5f). y t

The `shaft Q5 extends rearwardly rin the machine to a pointfadjacent tothe l@haft (it). 0n` the Shaft (l0 is abeveled gear ($2 in incsli with aLbeveled gear on the shaft 25.

`1n the practicaloperation of the machine, it driven forwardly by a tractor coupled to it as at (il andsteci'ed ffi'oin the hand avheel 2l, which operates: the sliafftQO, the `pinion 22a the 1gear 23 and the axle 1l` for "controlling the steeralile wheels 65 `on the axle 1l.

`Siippoi^teil on brackets 66 on'the frame bers 16 extend thronghholes inthe apron or scoop nieniber asishown for instance in Figure 1. i y

The snow Slides up thescoop `rneinber l32, being broken up and also forced rearwardly by the blades`l or wings 48 of the'beater struc ture.

Snow slidee4 ontoithelower substantially level portion ofthe endless conveyor, Where itrests on the Hoor or platform 44. t

"The chains 4Q being operated "from the the bottoni or platform member 45 to be discharged at the upper, outer end ol.t the conveyor. y

The shaft 50ivillibethrown out of gear the clutch 5l for thus rendering the endless com'eyor andthe beater device inoperative. .It should perhaps be mentioned that at the end of the conveyor opposite the raised portion thereof, the trough 24 has a high wall,

ae at (Si), shown iii IFigure 3.

The entire ii'iachine is comparatively sini- `ple of conetrnction i and operation.

il't-inay be n'iatleiniai'iy Sizeidesired and can be used for clearinghighways rapidly and easily. i t

` Changes may beinade` in the details of the structureofthe inacline iwithont departing troni the real .spirit iand purpose el iny in- `volition. -aiid itis niy intentionto cover by myrlaini,'aiiyiiiodiied forms of structure or nee ot' inechanieiilfequivalents,iivliicliiinay be reasonably included `within 'its Scope.

ll claiin as inyinvention: A `Snow plow `Comprising -a iV` Shaped n"frame, snljiportin,Y` Wheels mounted Aon i the front diver-ging portion thereotI `and steerable supliorting,l `wheelsy mounted on i the `rear converging portion thereof;y a platform and a lateral conveyor mounted on Said frame Jhaving an upwardly` extendingiportion projectingr` beyondone of the sides ofitheffranie,

an inclined scoop for conveying Snow ifi'oin the grou nd to the' lat eral conveyor,` a rotating beater conipi'ieiiiglblades adapted to "engage the Snow and lSlide `it np the i inelined Scoop and onto the conveyor, Hidefwingsfor deieirt- `ingr the `snow toward `Said fst-oop, a inotfoif yinountedoii said platform and `means: for operatively connecting Said `conveyor and, `beater to said motor.

thaitt25 dragr the snow alongand thence up llltVEN RENCKNRI). 

